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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1930

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Southern Collieries. New Log of Claims SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 1

The Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association has requested the Miners Federation to agree to a conference to discuss a new log of claims to be…

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South Coast Miners Strike at Coalcliff BULLI

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 3

At a meeting of the Coalcliff colliery employees, held at Bulli, the miners' executive decided to withdraw all men from the colliery, which had…

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Coal Industry. Reduced Wages Sought by Southern Proprietors. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1930 · page 1

The Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association has requested' the Miners' Federation to agree to a conference to discuss a new log of claims drawn up…

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Science Notes & News. Storing Coal in Water

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1930 · page 3

The advantages of storing quantities of coal under water, where deterioration is much less than in the air, are appealing more and more strongly to…

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Coal Trade Falls Off 150 Men Off at Renown SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 1

About 150 employees of the Renown Colliery, near Wallerawang, were given notice of dismissal owing to the falling off in trade…

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Timely Topics Oil From Coal

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 2

An English company gives a very satisfactory report to its shareholders as to the success it has achieved in its efforts to extract oil from coal. The…

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Mr. W. Ager and the Coal Trouble. a Reply From Black Mountain

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 2

Mr. J. M. Mcintyre Black Moantain) writes to the Editor: Sir,—If the man who has been married for some years accidentally came…

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Gold at Orange

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1930 · page 2

Wire Gully, where the Lucknow Options Company had been prospecting for some time, is said to have been the scene, of a rich gold discovery…

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Floods Isolate North; Large Areas Inundated Victoria Coal 400 Men Idle Preference for Our Coal Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1930 · page 1

All the business in Woonthaggi, (Victoria) was suspended for an hour yesterday when a meeting of the citizens was held to protect against…

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The Deepwater and Emmaville Supplement Miners' Institute The Committee Meets Treasurer's and Librarian's Reports Recovering the Billiard Tables

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1930 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the V.C. Miners' Institute Committee was held in the reading room on Tuesday evening last. There was the usual good…

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Citizens' Protest Closing of State Coal Mine SYDNEY

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 2
Also in The Inverell Times

All business in Wonthaggi (Vic.) was suspended for an hour yesterday for a meeting of citizens, which was held to protest against the action of…

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Colliery Face Collapses. Miner Severely Injured. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 1

Portion of the main face of the Balmain Colliery, nearly 4000 feet under the harbor, collapsed yesterday, partially burying Eric Haling, aged 47…

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Italian Arrested Mine Manager Stabbed MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 1

Following an argument at a party at Wonthaggie, Ronald Davis (40), underground manager of a pit of the State coal mine, was stabbed in the…

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Mines Flooded. Explosions Follow. W. Maitland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 4

Two terrific explosions occurred at the East Greta mine this morning when flood waters burst the…

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Mine Collapses. Miner Buried Miraculous Escape SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 1

A portion of the main face of the Balmain colliery, which is nearly 4000 feet under the harbour, collapsed yesterday, partially burying…

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Mine Damage Great Pressure of Water NEWCASTLE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 1

As the result of floods, crevices have opened in an outcrop of the East Greta mine, and foul gas is escaping. Large quantities of…

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Coal Mine Flooded

The Uralla Times · Monday 23 June 1930 · page 1

A loud explosion startled residents of East Greta early Friday morning when flood waters broke through the barriers of East Greta mine. The…

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Gold! Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 1

Two pre[?] of Talgoo, West A[?] 300 o[?] of [?] foot of the surfa[?] of gold…

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Webb's Silver Mine Free From Water Within a Fortnight

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 2

Mr. T. A. Waters, manager Webb's Silver Mine Prospecting Company, N.L., reports the following progress for fortnight ending June 21, 1930 :…

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